Six people read the essay blindly: the president, the principal, the vice president, the campus minister, the senior class monitor, and the director of student activities. These people came together to vote on the winning essay.

Caroline Foulk wrote, “Trinity has maintained their essence and mission. We’ve seen tough times and easier times. When people have doubted us or pitied us, we knew in our hearts that we were still strong. Trinity has climbed a mountain and reached the top. We put our flag in the ground, and we are proud to be the best. We refuse to go downhill, and we refuse to stay idle. Instead we build upon that mountaintop making a higher peak each year. We build with our accomplishments, we raise the stakes, we make new goals, and we reach the seemingly impossible.”